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From Activity to Gestures and Scientific Language
Roth, W.-M. & Welzel, M. (2001). From Activity to Gestures and Scientific Language. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 38(1), 103-136.
Abstract
Gestures may provide the long soughtâ€for bridge between science laboratory experiences and scientific discourse about abstract entities. In this article, we present our results of analyzing students' gestures and scientific discourse by supporting three assertions about the relationship between laboratory experiences, gestures, and scientific discourse: (1) gestures arise from the experiences in the phenomenal world, most frequently express scientific content before students master discou
